Arch support



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L. PLATTI ARCH SUPPORT Filed Nov. 24. 1923 A; INVENTOR.

A TTORNEYQ Patented Nov. 11, 1924.

UWiTEfi STATES FATENT ARCH SUPPORT.

Application filed November 24, 1923. Serial No. 676,678.

To all whom z'tmag concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS PLATTI, citizen of the United States of America, residing at Elmwood, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Archv Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an arch support for a foot. The arch support can be incorporated in various kinds of footwear such as shoes, boots or low quarters or possibly moccasins and in other kinds of footwear? Among the objects of the invention are the provision of a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction and quite effective in action. The article can be easily applied.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of the present specification, there is represented in detail an advantageous form of embodiment of'the invention which, to enable those skilled in the art, will be set forth fully in the following description. Clearly, I am not restricted to this disclosure. I may depart therefrom in several particulars within the scope of the invention defined by the claims following said description.

Referring to said drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a shoe with the lower part in longitudinal central section and equipped with arch supporting meansinvolving theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a prospective view of an abutting platef 0 Like characters refer to like parts in both views.

In Fig. 1 I have represented in sectional side elevation a shoe, as 2, and which is of lace form and which comprises sole supporting means involving the invention. The sole supporting means involve the longitudinal resilient plate 3 which overlies at its tip or front end the abutment 4 which has lateral lugs 5 which hug the inner sole 6, as represented in Fig. 1. The abutment 4 has on its upper side the ears 7 out therefrom and which overlie the forward end of the tip support 3, as represented in Fig. 1. Back of the abutment 4 the plate 3 may re-, ceive through it the screw 8, which is threaded into a washer 9 rigidly fitted against the inner sole 6, as represented in Fig. 1. The support 3, therefore, is immovable longitudinally. This is important in that the lack of movement of the support prevents it from chafing the sole of the foot of the wearer.

The heel portion of the support has a hole punched .through it to receive the screw or stud 10 which, as shown, is in. threaded connection with a nut, as 11, resting on the inner sole 6. The threaded portion of the screw, as shown, extends centrally. into the barrel or tube, as 12, fitted into lifts of the heel 14. The lower end of the screw rests on the top of the coiled spring 15 seated in the sleeve or tube 12 by reason of which the --plate or support 3 is yieldingly upheld.

Desirably to normally uphold the support 3' there is positioned between said support 3 and the inner sole 6 a filling mass,

as 16, of some soft material, such as hair or even rubber.

What I claim is:

1. A shoe, a longitudinal concavo-convex support within the shoe extending from the front portion to the heel of the shoe, means comprising an abutment furnished with side lugs which engage the inner sole of the shoe and having ears cut therefrom and which overlie the front end of said support for positively holding the support against longitudinal movement, at the front end thereof, a screw extended through the rear end of the support, and a spring confined within the rear of the shoe for lip-holding said screw.

'2. A shoe, a longitudinal concavo-convex support within the shoe extending from the front portion to the heel of the shoe, means for positively holding the support against longitudinal movement, at the front end thereof, a screw extended through the rear end of the support, and held in contacttherewith by a nut threaded on the end thereof toprevent lateral movement of the support with the shoe, aspring confined within the rear of the shoe for up-holding said screw and soft material between the sup-port and the inner sole of the shoe ex tending from the front portion of the sup-.

portto the heel.

In testimon whereofI aflix. m si ature'. y LOUIS 

